The Daily EOTK : 28th April 2012 – Liverpool F.C. and football news updates

Kick off today is at 5:30PM, come on Reds, three points for the flavour please.

We have to win today or we will have the worst league record in 58 years more…
(And we got relegated that year)

Dalglish is cautious about Norwich more…
(We can’t slip again)

Kenny Warns AC Milan not to ‘pull a fast one’ regarding Aquilani more…
(Nice one Kenny)

However Kenny is ready to welcome Alberto back should he return more…
(YNWA)

The King calls for the club to replace Comolli more…
(We should get Lasagna)

The King was scouting in France more…
(Humm) 

Molby “LFC need to sign a goalscorer this summer” more…
(Yes, someone who doesn’t hit the woodwork) 

Ancellotti confirms that PSG are interested in Suarez more…
(You can look but can’t touch) 

Reina believes that we have improved this season more…
(OK, I’ll buy that)

Virgin Trains is adding an additional train to London more…
(Great news)

And some tickets just became available more…
(Good luck) 

And if that doesn’t work you can always watch the FA Cup final from The Kop more…
(Brilliant idea) 

Mill Financial is suing RBS over the sale of LFC more…
(When are all these lawsuits going to stop) 

The club is changing how tickets are sold online more…
(F5 will become your favourite key) 

Blast for the past as Steve Archibald regrets not joining us more…
(Would he have played?) 

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The Daily EOTK : 27th April 2012 – Liverpool F.C. and football news updates

FoxSoccer is going to be filming behind the scenes of what happens at LFC more…
(Oh boy that is the final nail in the coffin for the Liverpool Way)

Charlie Adam is out for the rest of the season more…
(Gutted)

However Stevie is back this weekend more…
(We need him) 

Ian Ayre “The US is very important to us” more…
(Agree)

Kenny agrees with Ayre  more…
(Can’t wait) 

Kenny also talks about the Champions League final with Bayern having an unfair advantage more…
(Agree with Kenny but those were the rules) 

Jamie Redknapp claims that Chelsea’s triumph more…
(Not even close, better shut your yapper Jamie because if Chelsea win the CL then your dad’s team will not qualify for the Champions League even if they finish 4th) 

Mike Marsh is happy with the U18s improvement this season more…
(Future looks bright)

Reina says that he learnt his lesson after the suspension more…
(YNWA) 

There is more talk of Jackson Martinez more…
(Humm)

And how about Honda more…
(LOL he has been linked with us for the last 3 years)

And also Gaston again more…
(No one hits like Gaston
Matches wits like Gaston
In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston
I’m espcially good at expectorating
(Ptooey!)
Ten points for Gaston!) 

Fergie claims that Man City are their rivals and not us more…
(So why are your lame fans always singing about us even when we are not playing against them?) 

And Guardiola is quitting Barcelona more…
(#BigSamForBarca) 

And finally the young lads are helping out the community more…
(YNWA) 

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The Daily LFC: 16th March 2012 – Liverpool F.C. News update

According to the released Thatcher documents a Merseyside Police officer blamed the Hillsborough disaster on drunken fans more…
(Despicable)

Margaret Aspinall has called it a disgrace more…
(JFT96)

Andy Burnham has called the Hillsborough tragedy “one of greatest injustices of 20th century” more…
(JFT96) 

Gerrard hails Spearing more…
(Spearing has sure grown a lot this year – Not vertically unfortunately :-) )

Stevie insists that the Reds are still fighting for 4th place more…
(Yes we can)

Carra hails Gerrard more…
(YNWA) 

Kelly “Derby victory was a team effort” more…
(Agree)

Reina “FA Quarter final bigger than the Merseyside Derby” more…
(Don’t let the Bitters hear you say that for them it is the biggest game they ever played :-) )

Steve Rotheram  introduced a motion in parliament to honour David Moyes more…
(10 more years)

Aquilani watch – 3 more games to become an AC Milan player more…
(Come on Alberto you can do it)

Kenny was spotted at Stamford Bridge more…
(Scouting Uruguayans?)

Abidal is set for a liver transplant more…
(Get well soon Eric)

More on what LFC is doing in tackling Homophobia more…
(Great cause)

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The Daily LFC: 3rd February 2012 – Liverpool F.C. News update

The Evildoers United have cut our ticket allocation by 1,000 more…
(F*** Them we will still out-sing them)

Spurs’ new signing Nelsen will be able to make the trip to Anfield more…
(Humm) 

Kuyt is ready for Spurs however more…
(Bring them on) 

Spearing believes that Luis Suarez will have us firing on all cylinders more…
(Yep)

Jay also talked about Wembley more…
(YNWA) 

Lawro gives credit to the LFC players for listening to Kenny’s criticism more…
(YNWA) 

Lucas has praised the LFC fans for “Keeping him strong” more…
(Get well soon Lucas, we miss you)

Interesting stats show how Reina helps us score goals more…
(Yep he is more than a goal keeper)

Lazio fans have racially abused more…
(What else do you expect from a club that was heart and soul of the Italian Fascist Party) 

The LFC bootroom has a sale on boots and for 3 weeks are also offering Free personalisation more…
(Having the name on is awesome)

The Liverpool Ladies will be playing some pre-season friendlies more…
(YNWA) 

The Reds have extended with Thomas Cook more…
(And EOTK has extended the one with Chevron Holidays)

The club is backing Getintothis awards more…
(Good I guess, I don’t understand what it is)

And finally FIFA has demanded an investigation into the Egyptian football tragedy more…
(Did they ever demand an investigation )

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It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish…

The headline is somewhat ironic seeing as Liverpool have had two main problems this season and one of them is not finishing the chances we’ve created. I keep reading about how we’ve made an impressive start to the season. Unfortunately we haven’t. We’ve made an okay start to the season. I know it’s much better than the last couple of years and we are a work in progress at the moment. This isn’t a criticism. It’s just my opinion based on what I’ve seen.

Of course we’ve had some good results, notably our 2-1 win away to Chelsea last weekend. However, it’s fair to say they were in the middle of a bad patch at the time, just like Arsenal were when we beat them earlier in the season. Now it’s true that we can only beat the teams we come up against and they were both valuable wins, but think how much better off we could have been if we had taken our chances. Games against Sunderland, Norwich and Man United at home – we really should have won. In all three of those games we were the better team but we could only manage 1-1 draws. And when we played away to Stoke we were also the stronger side but we slumped to a 1-0 defeat, while United and Chelsea both grabbed draws against them, despite poor performances.

One of the characteristics of a title winning side is grinding out results when you have an off day. Another is getting vital goals when you come up against a stubborn defence. These are things that Kenny Dalglish will be trying to instill into the players and it will take time. We have added a lot of new faces over the last twelve months and they will only get better the longer they play together. For some of them, they are starting to realize that they are expected to win every game and maybe they haven’t been used to that at their previous clubs. This isn’t arrogance on our fans’ part. It’s ambition. I’m always amused when rival fans accuse Liverpool supporters of living in the past. Of being unrealistic for hoping that we win the league. When you start settling for second best and don’t aim to be as good as you can be, that’s when you’re guaranteed to fail. And that’s why, without going overboard, we should celebrate our successes but aim to iron out our failings.

As I’ve said, one of those failings is not scoring enough. Suarez is pure class but he isn’t an out and out goal scorer. He’s more of a Kenny Dalglish than an Ian Rush. That’s not a bad thing but he could do with someone else to take the burden off him. Carroll is taking time to settle and isn’t that goal scorer. Kuyt, whilst bringing vital energy to the side, isn’t prolific in front of goal. Bellamy causes teams trouble with his pace and is perhaps unlucky not to have had more minutes on the pitch. But football is truly a squad game and we could do with another striker in January. If only we had a young Robbie Fowler, someone who has a knack of being in the right place at the right time. That’s the type of player we need to recruit to help us continue our improvement.

The other thing we need to address is conceding goals from set pieces. Countless times we have been caught out by headed goals when the opposition had no right to score. When we played Norwich, Holt beat Carragher, Skrtel and Reina to head home. And against United, Hernandez was left on his own with a free header. This isn’t a new problem, it’s been a weakness of ours for a while now and it does need addressing.

Football is a simple game. If we score more and concede less than the opposition then we’ll beat teams. Against Manchester City tomorrow we’ll have to be at our best to win. And if we do prevail, back-to-back victories against them and Chelsea could be a springboard for our season. But whatever the result, we should continue to be ambitious and crave the glory days. With United and City seemingly in a two horse race contesting the league, there are only two Champions League places left and we face stiff opposition from Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal for those places. So it’s not how we’ve started this season, but how we finish the rest of it that matters.

The Daily LFC: 12th October 2011 – Liverpool F.C. News update

Liverpool MP Steve Rotheram fears that the Hillsborough debate will be shortened more…
(NO)

Ian Ayre talks on how close Liverpool was to going bust under Hicks & Gillett more…
(Thank God they are gone)

The club could breakaway from the rest of the EPL and negotiate own TV rights more…
(It would be cool if all the LFC games were live on LFC TV) 

Dirk Kuyt scored for the Netherlands yesterday more…
(YNWA Dirk) 

Reina recalls a row he had with Carra more…
(LOL, both legends want the best for LFC)

His book has gone on sale order here…
(Can’t wait to receive mine)

Here is a list of his pre match superstitions more…
(LOL) 

Blackpool are interested in a loan move for Danny Wilson more…
(Get some first team football)  

Fabio Aurelio eyes return for the Man Utd game more…
(That is great news although I think that Enrique will start)

Aldo believes that Man Utd’s youngsters are not ready for Anfield more…
(They will sh*t their pants)

He believes that Utd will be wary of Suarez more…
(Show they Luis)

Suarez in the meantime has taken a fatherly role with Coates more…
(Great to see that)

Lawro looks back a year since Hicks & Gillett left more…
(Life is getting better)

He also believes that Stevie G. will rescue England in the Euros more…
(Let us focus on this season first)

Kenny is excited about Stevie G’s return more…
(YNWA)

The club is waiting for Marco Bueno to turn 18 to sign him because of FIFA rules more…
(Bueno si)

And another youngster from Denmark is on trial more…
(Excellent news) 

Adam Johnson is being linked more…
(Don’t like the source but I like the story) 

The club is inviting all fans to participate in a discussion regarding the changing football politics  more…
(Great to see this) 

Rumour going around is that George Gillett is trying to buy the NFL team Buffalo Bills more…
(Poor bastards) 

And finally the club is also calling on young LFC fans more…
(YNWA) 

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